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Thursday, April 8, 2010

If I wrote a craft book, I would put a photo like this in the introduction because it really says it all ...

I love a good craft project book, and earlier this week I was lucky enough to receive a copy of the newly released Sew Darn Cute by Jenny Ryan (who's in the photo above!) from Penguin (thanks Liesel).

I really like how this one is set out - 30 small projects divided into sections of "pretties" (accessories and clothes); "totables" (all sorts of bags); "nest" (things for the home); "kids stuff" (toys, clothes and quilts); and, "crafties" (cool stuff to help you if you're a crafter - like a crochet hook cozy and a nice needle book).

Anyway, as quite a few of our friends are hatching babies at the moment, I took the opportunity to make something cute. This is my second ever softie, and it's for a girl ....

I used only things from my stash - some lovely natural linen, some Liberty Print, a bit of pink fabric I bought ages ago and some ric rac. It took a bit of experimenting, but I also managed to use the machine to embroider the face. I didn't use buttons (like the one in the book - which you can see on the front cover in the picture above) as this one is for a newborn baby and buttons could be a choking hazard. All up, including choosing the fabric, this project took me one and a half hours. The pattern and instructions were very easy - it was lovely to make something a bit different and a bit cute for a change!

I actually wouldn't mind making one of these too ... I really like the idea of covering buttons and making something interesting with them.

You can find out more about Jenny Ryan, the author of this book, on her website Home Ec.

It's creative space Thursday, so to see what else is being created by clever people around the world, visit Kootoyoo.

The book looks great, love your second softie! and the choice of fabric on her!..I think you should show us a photo of you that you'd put in your craft book! Thanks v much for your order nic, I'll post it today :)X

About me ...

Hello! I'm Nic ... I love to design, screen print, sew and cook. I have a passion for beautiful fabric and have decided to have a go at designing and printing my own under the label Yardage Design. My blog is my creative outlet and journal of my adventures making all sorts of things. Thanks for visiting!